Career
He played in Hamilton for 3 more seasons, but had a falling out, and played the 1950 season with the Toronto Argonauts (6 regular season games) He finished his playing days in 1952 with the Brantford Redskins of the ORFU. After his playing days Gnup took up coaching in 1955 with the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. His 18 years at the University of British Columbia are legendary, and in 1999 he was enshrined in the University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame. The ever cigar chomping Gnup died of a heart attack September 27, 1976, aged 59.